Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-09-12
Barton

Jae >k5u and implimeutS with which 70
Do the best Kind oEa JOB Il
Barton
Kitty White i 70 teach the fall
school in Dist. No. ;.
Mrs. \. d. Matthews Is repairing
the buildings on her farm. building
. sugar house. etc.
7. y. smith and MS son Fred have
hired s threshing machine which they
vii run during the fall.
Nartha Bean has gone 10 Boston
ID pursue the study OF music. Eide
Dewey i in Andover. Mass. al
school.
Edward Worthen. son OF Rev H.
W Worthen. who has 4 position in
the Mortified national bank. i II
town visiting his friends.
Leon White has returned 70 Mid
dlebury college: Clarence Wiley Of
Bloomington goes with him. sam
Nelson has returned 10 Dartmouth
The citizens OF the village are IN
vired 70 meet ST Opera Hall this
Monday evening 70 make arrange
menrs for the illumination and exer-
cizez on Tuesday evening Let there
be 8 full attendance.
The thanks Of the ladies and
friends who went 70 Crystal Lake
PARK on Wednesday are extended %
Geo. " Buzzeu for the use OF the
grounds. and the free boat ride
about the lake. The occasion was
greatly enjoyed BY al.
Mrs. Cynthia Parten who Is al
most 81 years old. i now visiting
her granddaughter. Mrs. O. F.
Badger. Mrs. Patten i very smart,
for one Of her age. and can do quite
an amount OF work She can read
1ne print or do sewing without the
sid OF glasses.
Charles 4. Wheeler who recently
visited his friends in this vicinity
has arrived back home 70 Boone.
Iowa He writes that the long and
severe drouth which has caused such
damage in sections OF the west has
been broken BY : copious rain
The ". c. T Union ladies Of the
county viii run s temperance stand
81 the fair, where they VIII furnish
ice water and refreshments They
desire the assistance OF al women
interested. in providing materials.etc-
We VIII give s further notice Of this
next week.
Rev. Il. W Worthen has kindly
offered 10 give his noted lecture on
Egypt. 81 the VI. E. church on Tues
day evening. sept. -. Tickets viii
b sold 81 s reasonable price Al the
door or otherwise.and the proceeds 90
70 the Ladies Aid Society The lecture
! one Of Mr.. Worthen's best. and
vii be Of interest 70 everybody.
The entertainment given By the
Good Templars. Friday evening. was
vel attended and the exercises were
good. The band not only furnished
music for the promenade. but played
several pieces for the audience.
Those who tsok part in the Two
Puddifoots" spoke and acted their
parts well.
Miss Lila MatheweOn. who started
for Valparaiso. Chill. in the early
summer. arrived 81 her destination
July 2lst. in good health She went
VIA England. where she spent some
DAYS most pleasantly thence 70 Rio
Janeiro. the Straits OF Magellan and
Up the vest coast Of South America
20 Valparaiso. She has engaged s.
teacher IN the mission work. The
quickest mail by way Of Darein l.
* weeks
Geo ". Abbott OF South Barton
aas a table which was made from the
first board ever sawed IN this town.
Il vas saved at min built near the
Old Mansfield place By Cen VIM
Barton. IN 1896. The board was
given 70 8 man By the name Of
Heath and the table was made By
him and kept in the Heath family
many years II was given 70 Mr.
Abbott BY the late George Heath,
Who died In Sheffield some years ago.
There was pleasant gathering 81
H d. BirkfOrd's on Friday night
when large number Of friends and
neighbors from Barton Glover
Charleston. etc. met IN honor Of the
10Th marriage anniversary OF Mr. and
Mrs. Bickford- The band honOred
the gathering. playing several Of their